The Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together (1974) - Lp

Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s. The husband-and-wife duo were "Captain" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942) and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940).

Love Will Keep Us Together is the first release by the duo Captain & Tennille. It was released in 1975 by A&M Records. The album would peak at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, while the title song, "Love Will Keep Us Together", won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year and was nominated for Song Of The Year.

Their first hit single, a cover of Neil Sedaka's and Howard Greenfield's "Love Will Keep Us Together", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart nine weeks after its 1975 debut,

As debut albums go, Captain & Tennille's coming-out party struck the right chord with their audience -- and not just on the charts, although its showing there certainly outdid all expectations.
But there are greater items of interest once you get past the hits, led by the bouncy title track and "The Way I Want to Touch You." Keyboardist Daryl Dragon honed his chops touring with the Beach Boys, whose own emotive choral approach underpins much of this album; no less than four songs here have some connection to the band. Smoldering versions of former Beach Boy Bruce Johnston's "Disney Girls" and "I Write the Songs" stand tallest, with Tennille leading the vocal charge to exceptional effect. There's a haunting, piano-led "Cuddle Up," which Dragon co-wrote with Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, and a daring revamp of "God Only Knows" which deploys ever-shifting tempos to trip up the listener's expectations (Brian Wilson would surely have approved).

(The other intriguing link is drummer Hal Blaine, who graced numerous classic Beach Boys tracks and appears here as a sideman.) Given so many glittering non-originals, it's understandable how the pair's songwriting gets short-shrifted; "Broddy Bounce" is pure instrumental filler, all right. However, wistful anthems like "Gentle Stranger" and "Honey Come Love Me" are quintessential snapshots of what they did best -- providing a kinder, gentler response to the more cynical fare topping the charts at the time. Where Captain & Tennille wanted to go from here remained uncertain, but they were certainly off to a flying start here.

The cover of the album features a photo of Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon sitting with two of their bulldogs.

Side A
A1. Love Will Keep Us Together  (3:24)
A2. Disney Girls  (4:45)
A3. The Way I Want To Touch You  (2:46)
A4. Cuddle Up  (3:38)
A5. The Good Songs  (3:18)

Side B
B1. God Only Knows  (3:32)
B2. Honey Come Love Me  (2:57)
B3. Feel Like A Man  (3:14)
B4. Broddy Bounce  (2:32)
B5. Gentle Stramger  (3:45)
B6. I Write The Songs  (3:26)

Personnel

• Daryl Dragon (The Captain) - keyboards, bass, arrangements, vocals
• Toni Tennille - piano, vocals
• Hal Blaine - drums, congas, percussion
• Michael Price - trumpet
• Kenneth Yerke - violin, string contractor
• Jane Tennille, Louisa Tennille, Melissa Tennille, Toni Tennille - background vocals
• Dennis Dragon - drums on "Disney Girls", timpani on "God Only Knows"
• Ed Greene - drums on "The Way I Want to Touch You"

Notes

Release: 1974
Genre: Pop, adult contemporary
Label: A&M Records
Catalog# SP-3405
Prijs: € 10,00

Vinyl: Goed
Cover: Goed

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